So my main purpose in starting this blog is to give a real perspective on healthy eating as a parent. The journey of healthy living takes on a whole new look once you take into account my (at least one) picky eater. My son, the oldest, once threw up after trying cooked zucchini in a soup. Fun times! So getting him to try something once, without prejudice, is extremely difficult. I can see him gagging and making a face before the food has even entered his mouth.
I have gone from "Eat what's on your plate or go hungry" to "**SIGH** Whatever, fix yourself a sandwich." I won't lie, it was a roller coaster for a while. Now, when I think we are just slowly chugging along we hit a 90 drop and have to start a climb all over. What's the RIGHT thing to do?? I will not force my children to give up all meats and dairy, but I wanted them to be healthy eaters at the same time. Since my children are 7 and 9 years old I could explain to them the reasons we were making the changes in our diet. It was not about how you look, losing weight, gaining weight, or anything along those lines. It was simply about being healthy. Not putting things in our bodies that help contribute to heart disease, diabetes, cancer and other ugly diseases. We want to feel better physically. They had seen what a difference cutting gluten from my diet had made. Mommy no longer had to curl up in a ball after meals, and they liked that.
Little by little, it has got easier to introduce new foods. My son now loves grilled potatoes, steamed broccoli, and salads. In fact, salads for school lunch are his favorite! There are still many nights I have to make a 2nd meal because I know neither of my kiddos are going to eat the spaghetti squash with avocado.
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